Category: our learning
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Handbook of Systems Sciences – new access
The Handbook of Systems Sciences, published by Springer in 2021, can be accessed in three different ways: Through libraries which subscribe to the Springer Reference Series. By purchasing the handbook ($699.99), or individual chapters ($29.95), which gives full, unlimited access: https://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-981-15-0720-5 (Select a chapter title for purchase of that chapter.) Through SharedIt, a service purchased…
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Dr Gary Metcalf Receives Climate Reality Leadership Certification
On July 26, 2020, Dr. Gary Metcalf received the Climate Reality Leadership Corps certification from the Climate Reality Project for the completion of training received. This certificate was signed by Al Gore, Chairman and Ken Berlin, President and CEO.
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The complexity of climate change and the need for policies of resilience
Forthcoming in the Journal on Policy and Complex Systems *** Abstract: The challenges presented by climate change may be the most complex issues humans have faced. It is critical to capture that complexity in ways that can be understood across disciplines. Equally daunting is the task of developing policies which can translate into actions. Scientifically,…
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Gary Metcalf: Complex Systems Science Gathering, Stockholm, Sweden, 2019 Dec 07
Dr. Gary Metcalf gives a talk at the Complex Systems Science Gathering, Stockholm, Sweden, on 2019 Dec 07 http://www.garymetcalf.com/extras/gary-metcalf-complex-system-science-stockholm-2019-12-07.mp4
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Complex systems science whitepaper (excerpts)
There are numerous, in-depth reports about climate change from scientific communities and governmental committees. Some of the most prominent are listed at the end of this paper. Many reports detail the causes and outcomes of greenhouse gasses (GHGs) and rising atmospheric temperatures. Others, such as the 2018 special report by the IPCC, provide detailed scenarios…
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The dilemmas of a service economy
One of the biggest challenges we face at the moment is the shift towards a service economy. Depending on the statistics that you read, about 70% of American jobs, and 80% of US GDP, are based on services. It’s not much different for many other “developed” (3rd World, OECD…) countries. That information, though, only generates…
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Dialogue and Ecological Engineering
The ways in which we envision or understand systems determine much about the ways in which we attempt to affect them. The industrial era created a concept of organizations which mirrored the machines on which it was built. An efficient organization was to run like “ a well-oiled machine.” A clear division of labor improved…